here, the dirty water from the swollen river turned today's wild ocean a filthy shade of brown. it churned up into foam and washed ashore. not everyone is happy about it. >> our beaches are ruined. the churning ocean looks like a washing machine and this is the soap. fufort out, the strong winds are causing rough seas, making for dangerous conditions. beaches right along the state's coast today were closed. conditions were way too dangerous. new castle this morning as waves swept across the barge. driving rain and strong winds last night, but not as bad as those forecast. >> scary sometimes. >> the winds fell trees on some suburban homes, but most of the rage escaped, major damage. on the central coast, huge waves pounded, creating a family spectacle of a different kind. nonquite as fun as further north. 7 news. >> i don't know. >> our beaches are destroyed. >> isn't that kind oficky? >> i think so. >> what in the world is in that stuff? >> it's not as gross as when our beaches get the foam, but i don't think i'd be in there. plus it's dangerous to judge the waves. another story